-  Do you try to avoid activities that intrudes with your schedule? 
-  Do you designate sufficient time to your studies?
-  Do you arrive at class a few minutes before hand?
-  Do you include rest, relaxation, and social activities in your schedule?


Scheduling

-  Do you have proper lighting in your study place?
-  Do you use the same room or do you change up your study environment?
-  Do you have everything required for the task at hand when you start to study?


Working Condition 

-  Do you start studying immediately rather than wait for the mood to strike you?
-  Do you change up your study techniques in order to increase your concentration?
-  Do you clear your desk of distracting objects such as your phone?



Concentration

-  Do you search for something definite when you read?
-  Do you pay attention to the charts, tables, diagrams and figures that you read?


Reading

-  Do you attempt to imagine potential exam questions during your preparation for examination?
-  Do you feel confident when going into an exam?
-  Do you take your time to understand the exam questions before you choose your answer?


Taking examination 


-  Do you ask a teacher for help when you do not understand a topic?
-  Do you find it easy to consult a teacher when you are having difficulty with a subject?


Teacher Consultation 


-  Do you learn well whatever you attempt to learn?
-  Do you try to set a goal before you start studying?
-  Do you attempt to distinguish reading between important and unimportant points?
-  Do you relate information learned in one course to other courses?


How do you learn?

Note-taking is the practice of recording information from different sources and platforms. By taking notes, the writer records the essence of the information, freeing their mind from having to recall everything.

It’s a method of recording temporary but essential information for greater performance. In a systemized way, note-taking helps structure information during meetings and make it easy to recall the materials later.

Note-taking

Read the following scenario. Based on principles of effective studying, identify three distinct problems with Jordan's approach and for each problem, recommend a specific, actionable strategy for improvement.

Analyzing Ineffective Study Habits

-  Scheduling 
-  Working Condition 
-  Concentration 
-  Learning 
-  Reading 
-  Note-taking 
-  Taking Examination 
-  Teacher Consultation 


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The learner’s dictionary defines study as “ the mental effort to obtain knowledge.” This means that studying is essentially the “art of learning” which can help the individual not just obtain information but also the habit and skill to study. Habit on the other hand is defined as “ a pattern of activity which through repetition, has been learned to the point that it has become automatic and can be carried on with a minimum of conscious effect.”


Study Habits

Ogbodo, R. O. (2011). Effective study habits in educational sector: Counselling implications. Edo Journal of Counselling, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.4314/ejc.v3i2.63610 

Effective Study Habits

Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020, April 22). Psychology (2nd ed.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/1-introduction

OpenStax Psychology (2nd ed.) Textbook

There are some known study/reading habits that have either negative or positive orientations.
-  Hobbial
-  Recreational 
-  Concentration 
-  Deviational ( negative )



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